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Tuesday, August 4, 2026

Aerial architectural rendering of the proposed University of Miami Gables Village complex, showing several mid-rise residential buildings surrounded by trees, roads and existing campus structures.

As UM seeks 30-year campus deal, 1,736-bed housing amendment was cleared without public hearings

NEWS

Close-up portrait of a smiling man with curly gray hair, a gray beard and round glasses, wearing a blue-and-white checkered shirt.

Books & Books founder Mitchell Kaplan wins national anti-censorship award alongside Stephen Colbert

August 3, 2026

Exterior view of the residence at 5001 Maggiore St. in Coral Gables.

Alleged short-term rentals, including historic property, face Coral Gables code hearing

August 3, 2026

View of Miracle Mile in downtown Coral Gables at dusk, showing palm trees in the median, storefronts lit along both sides, and cars moving through the street where the city is studying a new business taxing district.

Coral Gables quietly shelves downtown BID it promoted last fall

July 30, 2026

OPINION

Coral Gables City Commission seated during the final 2026 budget hearing on September 25, where commissioners approved a $313.6 million budget and debated pet projects and cost-of-living adjustments.

EDITORIAL: Coral Gables City Commission should stop treating an interim manager as a contingency

July 30, 2026

Blank Transportation Advisory Board meeting record with four agenda items, empty “Action taken” fields and an unsigned “Minutes approved” line.

EDITORIAL: Why can’t Coral Gables’ transportation board meet regularly?

July 23, 2026

Graphic titled “PAC donations and City Hall votes,” showing a $25,000 Ponce Park Residences contribution followed 12 days later by a $3.9 million financing amendment, and a $10,000 developer contribution followed 12 days later by a 3-2 Crystal Residences rezoning vote.

EDITORIAL: Coral Gables should finally debate a developer-donor ordinance

July 13, 2026

ARTS & LEISURE

Smiling pianist in a dark suit and white shirt seated in front of a grand piano.

Van Cliburn finalist Clayton Stephenson brings Bach, Prokofiev and Hiromi to Coral Gables Congregational Church

August 3, 2026

Black-and-white composite portrait of two men against a dark background, one facing the camera and the other holding a cigar near his mouth.

After nearly five years in a Cuban prison, artist Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara comes to Coral Gables Museum

August 3, 2026

Portraits of Charles Salzberg and Traci Hall beside the blue cover of The Beginning of Everything.

Salzberg brings psychic mystery ‘The Beginning of Everything’ to Books & Books

July 30, 2026